| John Tyers |
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Seem to remember Victor Bright's toyshop at the bottom of Ironmonger Street through numerous changes later becoming Westmorelands and latterly Max Spiellman. My mother bought me a very solid metal green finished model dockyard crane from there for my birthday about 1940! Like most things it got junked eventually - be probably worth some cash today. The shop closed rather suddenly and a friend told me that Victor Bright had been called up into the army. Hope he survived but the shop never reopened after the war; I recall him as an affable man. Most of his wares were strewn about the floor but a proper shop and a little more upmarket than a bazaar.
Kate: Anyone else remember Victor Bright's? You are adding some good different topics John. Thanks very much for your postings.
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| Patrick |
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I remember Victor Bright and his shop. He took over the shop in the 1930s when Pinneys the jewellers moved to Red Lion Square. I thought that, as well as toys, he sold sports equipment. As you say, he disappeared suddenly in 1939 or 1940 so we small boys immediately decided he was a German spy. Poor Victor - perhaps he was called up after all!
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| John Tyers |
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I did'nt know Pinney's were there originally before moving to Red Lion Square, thanks for that: you learn something new every day! Ingthorpe Dairy was next door going up Ironmonger Street (ashamed to admit despite my advancing years, I only recently discovered the whereabouts of the mysterious "Ingthorpe!") and then, of course the delightful Miss Smith and her Aladdin's Cave. Therefrom I used to buy my dip pen knibs and bottled ink for St.Martin's School. The old issue powdered ink and scratchy knibs being virtually unuseable. I wonder what treasures were unearthed when that shop was eventually closed! I know her shop has been the subject of other threads so will not make further comment.
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